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Encyclopedia > Randsfjorden
Randsfjorden

Looking south from Grimsrud
Location: Gran, Jevnaker, Nordre Land, and Søndre Land municipalities, Oppland, Norway
Type: Natural lake
Area: 139.23 km²
Volume: 7.31 km³
Depth: 120 m
Elevation: 135 m above sea level
Perimeter: 202.98 km
Coordinates: 60°23′25″N, 10°23′39″E
Source: NVE

Randsfjorden is Norway's fourth largest lake with an area of 138 km2. Its volume is estimated at just over 7 km3, and its greatest depth is 120 meters. The lake is 135 meters above sea level. It is located in the county of Oppland and borders the municipalities of Gran, Jevnaker, Nordre Land, and Søndre Land in the districts of Land and Hadeland. It is drained by the Randselva river. Although the term fjord usually describes a saltwater inlet, Randsfjorden is actually a fresh water lake with a narrow shape, approximately aligned on a north-south axis. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1576x1168, 338 KB)Photo by John Erling Blad (Agtfjott/jeb) This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License v. ... County Oppland Landscape Hadeland Municipality NO-0534 Administrative centre Jaren Mayor (2003) Rigmor Aasrud (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 143 758 km² 658 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Hadeland Municipality NO-0532 Administrative centre Jevnaker Mayor (2003) Hilde Brørby Fivelsdal (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 317 224 km² 195 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Land Municipality NO-0538 Administrative centre Dokka Mayor (2003) Rolf Rønningen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 112 955 km² 921 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Land Municipality NO-0536 Administrative centre Hov Mayor (2003) Reidar Eriksen (Søndre Land Bygdeliste) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 150 728 km² 659 km² 0. ... Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... GEE GUY dimensions is called content. ... A cubic kilometre (symbol km³) is an SI derived unit of volume. ... Look up depth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In classical physics, depth is a distance measured vertically from top to bottom (height) or horizontally from outside to inside (thickness). ... The metre, or meter, is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter, is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... The perimeter is the distance around a given two-dimensional object. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (Norwegian: Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat or NVE) is a Norwegian government agency established in 1921. ... Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. ... County Oppland Landscape Hadeland Municipality NO-0534 Administrative centre Jaren Mayor (2003) Rigmor Aasrud (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 143 758 km² 658 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Hadeland Municipality NO-0532 Administrative centre Jevnaker Mayor (2003) Hilde Brørby Fivelsdal (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 317 224 km² 195 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Land Municipality NO-0538 Administrative centre Dokka Mayor (2003) Rolf Rønningen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 112 955 km² 921 km² 0. ... County Oppland Landscape Land Municipality NO-0536 Administrative centre Hov Mayor (2003) Reidar Eriksen (Søndre Land Bygdeliste) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 150 728 km² 659 km² 0. ... Land is a district in Oppland, Norway consisting of the municipalities Nordre Land and Søndre Land. ... View over Jarenvatnet, a small lake in Gran municipality Hadeland is a region located at the southern end of lake Randsfjorden in Oppland, Norway. ... Sognefjorden, Norway A fjord (or fiord) is a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes, which results from marine inundation of a glaciated valley. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ...


The Icelandic chronicler Snorri Sturluson recorded that Halfdan the Black, father of the first King of Norway, journeyed over the lake while returning home from a visit to Hadeland. Travelling with a horse and sleigh while the lake was frozen, he fell through the ice (which had been weakened by cattle dung after a watering hole had been dug on the lake) and drowned. Snorri Sturluson (1178 â€“ September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. ... Halfdan the Black Gudrødsson (820AD – 860AD) (Old Norse: Hálfdan svarti, Norwegian: Halvdan Svarte) was the father of the first King of Norway Harald I and of the House of Yngling. ... rachel is bong eyed | color = pink | name = Domestic Horse | status = Conservation status: Domesticated | image = Holsteiner Apfelschimmel-2005. ... For the cricket meaning, see Sledging (cricket) A sled, sledge or sleigh is a vehicle with runners for sliding instead of wheels for rolling. ...


In modern times, many golf courses have been set up on the edge of the lake. This article is about the sport of golf. ...


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Randsfjorden - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (221 words)
It is located in the county of Oppland and borders the municipalities of Gran, Jevnaker, Nordre Land, and Søndre Land in the districts of Land and Hadeland.
Although the term fjord usually describes a saltwater inlet, Randsfjorden is actually a fresh water lake with a narrow shape, approximately aligned on a north-south axis.
The Icelandic chronicler Snorri Sturluson recorded that Halfdan the Black, father of the first King of Norway, journeyed over the lake while returning home from a visit to Hadeland.
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